Managing the tyres in anticipation of the safety car proved to be a key element of the race, and the three safety car periods also had the effect of minimising tyre wear and... read more »
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Formula One's sole tyre manufacturer Pirelli predicts a one-stop strategy for today's Belgian Grand Prix. The company's head of car racing Mario Isola thinks... read more »
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Charles Leclerc believes he needs to learn how to deal with tyre degradation in long runs to match Sebastian Vettel, whom he reckons is simply "better" than him at... read more »
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Pirelli says it faces a "big challenge" to prepare low-degradation Formula 1 tyres for the 2020 season as it has just one remaining '19 test to work on its rubber read more »
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On the basis of previous races at the Hockenheimring, Pirelli are expecting relatively long stints from each of its compounds of tyre. read more »
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High-degradation tyres look set to be ditched for 2021 with Formula 1 bosses believing they are "not the way" to go. read more »
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Formula 1 looks set to abandon high degradation tyres from 2021, as its bosses now admit it was "not the way" for the championship to go read more »
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We're expecting warm conditions again for the race, so managing thermal degradation on the soft and medium compounds is set to be very important when it comes to race... read more »
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Nico Hulkenberg thinks there could be a "traffic jam" in the pits early in the Canadian Grand Prix if high degradation of Pirelli's soft Formula 1 tyre does not... read more »
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Sergio Perez completed a total of 70 laps over the two practice session on the opening day of the 2019 Canadian Grand Prix, finishing inside the top ten on both… read more »
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Leclerc explains Ferrari's decision not to pit him earlier during Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, saying the team feared heavy degradation on the Soft tyre. read more »
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In theory, because tyre wear and degradation are not significant here, this should be a one-stop race. read more »
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With all three potential race strategies very close on paper, as usual it will come down to track temperature and degradation of the soft tyre in particular on race day. read more »
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Mercedes boss Toto Wolff says his team has made progress with understanding the reasons behind its tyre degradation problems in Mexico. read more »
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Trackside Engineering Director Andrew Shovlin answers your queries and questions about all the Formula One action from Mexico, including why we three-stopped Valtteri and what... read more »
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The degradation of Formula 1's hypersoft tyres has been likened to driving in the wet after drivers struggled with the softest-compound Pirellis in Mexican Grand Prix practice read more »
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Daniel Ricciardo says Red Bull's progress from the back of the grid at the Russian Grand Prix will be solely decided by Pirelli's tyre degradation read more »
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Kimi Raikkonen said he was driving flat out from lights to flag at the Italian Grand Prix and that tyre degradation ultimately cost him a shot at victory. read more »
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A one-stop strategy is theoretically quickest, but if high degradation is encountered on the soft - a distinct possibility in these warm conditions - a two-stop strategy would... read more »
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Pirelli are expecting this weekend's Monaco Grand Prix will be the usual "one-stop race" despite the degradation of the hypersoft tyres. read more »
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We're happy with our long-run pace from Friday and it will be a different race to Melbourne in terms of tyre degradation. read more »
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Because of the abrasive surface and also thermal degradation we would expect more than one pit stop for most drivers, especially as the entire tyre range is softer this year. read more »
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Pirelli Motorsport boss Mario Isola hopes to see more overtaking with their new range to tyres in 2018. read more »
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Drivers will find that this year's Pirelli tyres will show a noted difference in performance depending on the number of laps they have covered. read more »
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Formula One tyre supplier Pirelli has noted that the degradation of the tyres at Abu Dhabi is low enough to expect only a single stop strategy. All top 10 drivers will also... read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lando Norris | 408 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 396 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 392 |
| 4 | George Russell | 309 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 230 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 152 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | 51 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 800 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 459 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 426 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 382 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 80 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 73 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 68 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |

